How to Check on the Status of Your Tax Refund

If you haven't heard on the status of your paper check or direct deposit tax refund from the IRS, there's a quick and easy way of finding out where it is in the process. Here's how:

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Social security number
• Last year's filing status
• Exact dollar amount of last year's tax refund

1. 
   IRS Home Page

   Point your web browser to the IRS website @ http://www.irs.gov.

2. 
   IRS Where's My Refund? Page

   On the left-hand side of the IRS home page, click Where's My Refund?. The Where's My Refund? page displays. Note that you will need to have on hand your social security number, last year's tax filing status, and the exact dollar amount of last year's tax refund on hand.

3. 
   IRS Refund Status Page

   After you have gathered all required IRS information from last year's tax return, click Where's My Refund? in the middle of the page. The Refund Status page displays.

4. On the Refund Status page, enter your social security number, last year's tax filing status, and the exact dollar amount of last year's tax refund.

5. Click the Submit button to the right of the Refund Amount field. The Refund Status Results page displays, showing you the status of your tax refund.

Tips & Warnings

• You will need your social security number, last year's tax filing status, and the exact dollar amount of last year's tax refund on hand to find out the status of your tax refund.

Resources

• IRS Home Page

[katecrittendon]

on 4/17/2009 Good into on How to Check on the Status of Your Tax Refund. I use TurboTax, so I always check through their website. But this is good to know.